Analysis of the incidence of age in the digital competence of Spanish pre-university teachers

Abstract

This article presents a research that analyzes the incidence of age in the digital competence of 611 pre-university Spanish teachers. The sample has been obtained through the sampling technique by strata in different public, private and Spanish educational centers in eight autonomous Communities. Through a quantitative methodology, the Chi-square Pearson test (χ2) was applied to compare the different variables presented and the Cramer V test (VCramer) to determine the strength of association between them. The results show that in the first three areas of perceived digital competence: "Information and information literacy" (AREA1); "Communication and collaboration" (ÁREA2) and "Creation of digital content" (ÁREA3), teachers who are no older than 40 years have a higher level of digital competence. With respect to the area of "Security in digital environments" (AREA4), the group between 40 and 49 years old is the one that shows the greatest competence. Also, in relation to the "Resolution of technological problems" (AREA5) no significant differences are identified between the different age groups.